Factors affecting rabies prevention behavior of pet owners, Phutthabat subdistrict, Chon Daen district, Phetchabun province
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2022.24Keywords:
pet owners, prevention behavior, rabiesAbstract
This research has purpose to study factors affecting rabies prevention behaviors of pet owners, Puttabath Subdistrict, Chondean District, Petchabun Province. And research was cross-sectional. The sample was pet owners of 302. Use questionnaires as a tool to collect information. Data were analyzed using Pearson Etar correlation coefficient statistics and Stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results were that 37.7 percent male, 62.3% female, mean age 44.07 years (SD=10.68). Primary education level 50.0% mean income 15,200 baht (SD=19,906.24). Behavior prevention of rabies high level of 61.3 percent, moderate level of 38.4 percent, low level of 0.3 percent and variables that predict to behavior of rabies were income (= 6.26), employee (
= -2.11), divorced marital status (
= 67.55), having received information about rabies (
= 4.47), self registration of pets (
= -3.60), acquisition of a pet with a person released (
= -3.66), acquisition of purchased pets (
= 3.90), pets are vaccinated from government services (
= 9.36), pets are vaccinated by waiting to be serviced by staff at home (
= 5.18), recognizing the risk of rabies (
= 0.40), expectations of one's own ability to prevent rabies (
= 3.40). The aforementioned variables predicted behavior prevention of rabies of pet owners by 43.2 percent. From research results related agencies should provide rabies information, promote the registration and vaccination against rabies.
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